2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 3f7941319217..c1f4e0d428c0 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static struct attribute_group netstat_group = {
         .attrs  = netstat_attrs,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
 /* helper function that does all the locking etc for wireless stats */
 static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
                              ssize_t (*format)(const struct iw_statistics *,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *net)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
         *groups++ = &netstat_group;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
         if (net->wireless_handlers && net->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats)
                 *groups++ = &wireless_group;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 79270903bda6..ab015c62d561 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT
 
           Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless
           extensions for external modules.
+
+config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
+        bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"
+        default y
+        depends on WIRELESS_EXT && SYSFS
+        help
+          This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics
+          files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information
+          is available via the ioctls as well.
+
+          Say Y if you have programs using it (we don't know of any).